#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use IO::Socket::TIPC; my $socket = IO::Socket::TIPC->new(SocketType => 'rdm'); my $dest = IO::Socket::TIPC::Sockaddr->new('{1935081472, 1, 1}'); my $string = shift; chomp $string; # the recipient(s) can add it back if they want to. $socket->sendto($dest, $string);